The Accomplice - Theodore Boone

John Grisham delivers high-intensity legal drama for a new generation of readers in the seventh novel in his bestselling Theodore Boone series. ***Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz´s Alex Rider series*** ´Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist´ - New York Times Woody Lambert is in trouble. He comes from a broken family, suffers bad grades at school and his older brother, Tony, is on probation for a drug offence. When Woody inadvertently gets caught up with Tony and one of his friends, Garth, cruising around Strattenburg in a beaten-up Mustang drinking beer, one thing leads to another and Garth holds up a convenience store with a fake gun. Though he had no involvement in the crime other than being in Garth´s car, Woody is arrested as an accomplice. He´s going to need serious legal advice to avoid juvenile prison. Enter Theodore Boone: after all, Theo has already decided that he will become the best courtroom lawyer in the state. It´s just that, at the age of thirteen, Theo is years from being a qualified lawyer - and Woody needs help right now . . . *********************** Further praise for the Theodore Boone series ´If you aspire to turn your children into lawyers who will keep you in your old age, John Grisham´s Theodore Boone, his first novel for young people, might be for you´ - Sunday Times ´For any young readers tired of wizards, vampires and Greek gods, there´s now a new kid on the young fiction block, and this one really does have serious powers: Theodore Boone, half-boy, half-lawyer... fans will be pleased to know there will be more of Theo´s adventures to come´ - Sunday Express ´Nobody does legal fiction better´ - Daily Express ´Gripping . . . I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery. I think everyone will be enthralled by Theodore Boone´ - Scholastic News